Job Closing Date: 1 April 2015
Gunpowder Valley Conservancy (GVC) is seeking an Outreach/Volunteer Coordinator for our Education and Restoration Program. Clear Creeks Project. Work will be conducted in Middle River/Tidal Gunpowder/Bird River watersheds.
Coordinator will promote and assist in the education of storm water runoff issues to homeowners, local residents, community organizations, and businesses within the three watersheds, and will motivate them to implement storm water best management practices.
The Outreach/Volunteer Coordinator will manage GVC’s Stream Watch/Adopt-a-Creek Program and its volunteer leaders; and be responsible for recruiting local resident and community group involvement for the Clear Creeks project workshops, trainings, tree plantings, stream cleanups, and community project events.
Duties include:
- Recruit local residents and community groups to adopt a creek
- Conduct power point presentation and assist at Adopt a Creek training
- Assist in supervision and training of volunteer leaders (Stream Captains) in Stream Watch Program
- Recruit local residents and community group volunteers or participants for project events: workshops, trainings, tree plantings, stream clean ups, and community educational events
- Attend project staff and steering meetings
- Attend and assist expert instructors at project events
- Create event flyers
- work with children, teens, college students, adults, senior citizens, business groups and family volunteers
- Assist Stream Captains prior to event to visit site, set up logistics (parking, signage required, supplies needed, staffing needs, safety issues, etc.)
- Order, pick up and hold supplies at home; maintain inventory
- Take digital photographs to document events and send to web master for upload, and to Peg Perry
- Send out pre-registration confirmation email; notify registrants in event of cancellation; send registration lists to Assistant Project Manager prior to event
- Collect Stream Captain clean up reports, and record data on excel sheets
- Arrange for trash removal; verify trash is removed the following workday
- Recommend updates to handouts and program literature and display items during events
- Notify media of event dates
- Assist at community tabling events
- Promote GVC Clear Creeks Project, its programs, and acknowledge Stream Captains and volunteers at end of event
- Recruit a resident Clear Creeks committee from as many communities as possible within the three watersheds to take ownership and continue the Clear Creeks Project goals after the completion of this project on 12/31/15.
Requirements:
- Bachelor’s Degree with 2 years minimum supervisory experience.
- Experience with event planning and/or project management
- Ability to work with diverse groups of people of different backgrounds and ages
- Must have own transportation, access to internet, cell phone and digital camera for event use.
- Strong commitment to environment issues
- Preference given to those who are familiar with Gunpowder Watershed and understanding of local environmental issues
- Must work Saturdays and some evenings
- Required documentation or correspondence will be conducted from home
Coordinator will report to Peg Perry, Education and Restoration Director and Clear Creeks Project Manager.
Position is for 9 months, 250 hours at $23/hour from April through Dec. 31, 2015. Please email resume and cover letter to Peg Perry at pperry@gunpowderfalls.org by April 1.